Digital Planet

By BBC World Service

NFT? That’ll do nicely

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Published June 08, 2021 3:02pm

‘Non-fungible tokens’ are a kind of digital asset that can be bought and sold. They have captured the imagination of many artists. Art pieces can be given a digital identity as an NFT. However, they have also been used to successfully sell viral videos.Musician Imogen Heap has released a number of works to be auctioned as NFTsTim Shaw from Endlesss is working with artists who see NFTs as a useful way to market their work.

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